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Due diligence is the legal term for a wide variety of searches and inquiries undertaken before entering into a legal contract. In short, it means doing your homework in order to protect yourself. In commercial real estate leasing, this involves investigating a range of issues connected with the lease, the building, and the landlord or … Continue reading Why is Due Diligence Before Signing a Commercial Lease Important?

Issue Number 2, March 2014 March into Peak Real Estate Season At this time of year particularly in both the residential and commercial arenas, there is a lot of real estate activity. Title headaches, boundary line disputes, quiet title and deed issues occur in greater numbers. Whether your real estate transactions are commercial or residential, … Continue reading March 2014 News from Hecht Walker

Part two of a two part article. Advice from attorneys Greg Hecht and Mark Walker, principals at the Atlanta law firm of Hecht Walker, for the new year for businesses, local governments and other entities. For Builders,  Developers and Purchasers Builders, developers and purchasers of real property should work with cities and counties before buying … Continue reading How to Reduce Your Attorneys’ Hours in 2014, Part 2

Issue Number 1, January 2014 Welcome to our newsletter! The attorneys and staff of the Law Offices of Hecht Walker are pleased to announce the inaugural issue of our monthly newsletter. How to Reduce Your Attorneys Hours in 2014, Part 1 An Interview with Greg Hecht, Principal and Mark Walker, Principal Ever think youd be … Continue reading January 2014 News From Hecht Walker

Businesses have many different types of insurance policies available to them that cover all types of eventualities and losses. With the exception of automobile insurance, all commercial insurance policies are treated in largely the same manner under Georgia law. Because an insurance policy is a contract, the language of the insurance policy controls what is … Continue reading Commercial Insurance and the Insurer’s Duty to Defend

For Employers, Managers, Landlords, Property Managers, Tenants, Counties, Cities and Local Government Authorities Ever think you’d be getting advice from attorneys on how you can reduce your attorneys’ fees? Greg Hecht and Mark Walker, principals at the Atlanta law firm of Hecht Walker, offer advice for the new year for businesses, lenders, local governments, employers, landlords, … Continue reading How to Reduce Your Attorneys’ Hours in 2014, Part 1

Owners of real estate, whether residential or commercial are taxed for buying their property, selling their property, and even for simply owning their property. Each year around November, property owners receive a bill for ad valorem taxes on their real property[1]. This bill is a combined tax assessment made by the State of Georgia, the … Continue reading Easing the Taxing Costs of Property Ownership

One of the many areas of law practiced at Hecht Walker is creditor representation.  Though this area of law is by no means glamorous nor subject to much conversation at social events, it can be satisfying if done properly. Principals at Hecht Walker have decades of experience in creditor representation. In simple terms, creditor representation … Continue reading Creditor Representation